One of my all-time favorite art camp projects we made on the very first week of summer art camp I ever did were these Cardboard Circus Tents. The theme of the week was Join the Circus and we made clown masks, trapeze mobiles, ice cream cones, and lots of cheery bunting. These circus tents were…
Search Results for: summer
Make a Felt Pom-Pom Crown
Make a felt pom-pom crown for your next party or celebration! Whether for New Year’s Eve (just a few days a way) or a birthday or a summer soirée, these crown are actually quite simple to make and look so delicate and boho chic people will think you are a creative genius. [ I am…
Make Ice Votives
My daughter turned 21 this past Saturday. I remember a few years ago when she was calculating her next Saturday birthday, and when she realized it would be on her 21st, she did a little dance. Little did we know that COVID would come and ruin all her plans. So I wanted to make the…
Clare Youngs Artist Study
Last summer in art camp, I introduced my students to artist Clare Youngs who lives and works in the UK. She trained as a graphic designer and now makes beautiful “handicraft objects,” as she calls them. I’m in love with her cardboard animals so we did a little artist study and made some of our…
NEW Website for At-Home Learning Guides!
Our new website is called The Creativity Project and it’s up and live and looks so good! Shannon and I are so excited to have a new hub for our at-home learning guides. If you followed along in the Spring when we launched our first Art + Play Guides here on this website, you how…
Ojo de Dios / God’s Eye
Wow, summer of 2020 is almost over! It’s been… interesting. Thankfully we have old-school crafts like these God’s Eyes to keep us distracted from current events. I wrote a post about “Ojo de Dios” exactly 8 years ago when I first started my blog. I decided to update my old post instead of adding a…
Shibori Dying Technique with Kids
A few summers ago I tried this Shibori dying technique with kids in my summer art camp and the LOVED it!! I tried it again this spring with my son and I wanted to add a few new photos to this post. He is 14 and really wanted a tie-dye hoodie in one color. Little…
Smash Painting
If you are looking for a really simple, exploratory, physical, colorful, messy, highly engaging, and FUN creative experience for outdoors, this smash painting is it! It will make your kids so happy that they will squeal with joy. And when all is said and done, you’ll have a collection of really cool and unique little…
Glue Batik with kids inspired by Anna Blatman
Last summer, I did a whole week of “Artist Study Camp” at my home here in Connecticut. It was geared a little bit more towards older kids, although I ended up with kids ages 5-10. They were complete sponges and took it all in, working so hard and using their new skills to create some…
Make Frida Kahlo Felt Flower Crowns
Last summer we made Frida Kahlo felt flower crowns in art camp, and I love the way they turned out! These crowns can be made for the dress-up box, or for a Halloween costume. So colorful and comfortable to wear, my art campers wore them all week. This is a DIY that has step-by-step instructions,…
